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California Sister Butterfly

Adelpha californica

Description:

Dark body, wings are dark brown to black with wide, tapering cream white bands and orange spots near the tips of the fore wings.

Habitat:

Oak woodlands and forest edges and clearings.

Notes:

There was a road cut full of wet gravel where several varieties of butterflies and bees were drinking.

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2 Comments

LauraPound
LauraPound 10 years ago

Thank you injica. :)

injica
injica 10 years ago

Beautiful!

LauraPound
Spotted by
LauraPound

California, USA

Spotted on May 10, 2009
Submitted on May 8, 2013

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